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He had struck an exposed fence-rail, which, abruptly checking his speed, had sent him flying like a rocket. The other poacher had barely time to change his course, so as to avoid the snag; but he was unable to stop and render assistance to his fallen comrade. The boys, just as they were shooting out upon the ice, saw by his motions that he was hesitating whether or not he should give up the chase.
You're the pup that belongs in that swell private summer sanitarium for city-guys over there. I seen you come out of the gate. You can't bluff nobody because you're rich. And because you got on swell clothes. Arabella! Yah!" "Ragamuffin!" said Haywood. "Smoky" picked up a fence-rail splinter and laid it on his shoulder. "Dare you to knock it off," he challenged.
It was another queer play of fate that the next passer was Marengo Todd, whipping his way to the fire behind a horse that had a bit of wire pinched over his nose to stifle his "whistling." Marengo Todd leaped out and presented the end of a fence-rail to Brackett first, and pulled him out. When he stuck the end of the rail under the Cap'n's nose the Cap'n pushed it away with mud-smeared hands.
Beyond the fence-rail protection to the side of the platform he thought he saw the suggestion of a broad reach of snow, a distant lurking forest, a few shadowy buildings looming mysterious in the night. The air was twinkling with frost and the brilliant stars of the north country.
It wasn't clear and silvery now, but muddy and brown as if a thousand cups of coffee had been spilled in it. And on it floated many strange things, branches of trees and a fence-rail, the roof of a pig-pen, an old shoe, and one poor drowned sheep. "Maybe," said Jehosophat, "maybe, if we watch long enough, some pirates'll come sailin' along with big hats an' swords an' "
A sparrow trilled from the swaying top of a purple ironwood, and from grass, and fence-rail, and awing, meadow larks were fluting everywhere, but the song of no wood-thrush reached his waiting ear. Over and over again his brain reviewed every incident of the day, only to end each time with Marjorie's voice, her smile with its new quality of mischief, and the touch of her hand.
Unmindful of the plaudits, he stood brandishing the fence-rail over the great, writhing figure on the ground. And he was slobbering. I recall that this fact gave a twinge to something in my memory. "Come on, Hump Gibson," he cried, "come on!" at which the crowd went wild with pure joy. Witticisms flew. "Thought ye was goin' to eat 'im up, Hump?" said a friend.
When Betty Gordon and her young friends had set out from Mountain Camp on their snowshoe hike the sun shone brilliantly and every ice-covered branch and fence-rail sparkled as though bedewed with diamond dust. Now that it was drawing toward noon the sky was overcast again and the wind, had Betty stopped to listen to it, might be heard mourning in the tops of the pines.
I shouldn't hesitate to recommend a coat of tar-and-feathers and a ride upon a fence-rail for him. And if I should ever detect Tom, or any of my boys, even sympathizing in any attempt to dissolve the Union, I would warm the pitch for them myself, as sure as there is a God Almighty." "Good-night," said Burr, stiffly, and went upstairs to bed.
I am not of a jealous temperament and should always prefer to see a woman happy with another man." "And often do, I dare say," said Nancy. "I have a point of seven, and fourteen aces." "I must own I can't see Riatt's irresistible quality," said Hickson irritably. "Rich, nice-looking and has his wits about him," replied Mrs. Almar succinctly. "About as good-looking as a fence-rail."
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